No. Way. In. Hell. Am. I. EVER. Gong. to. Fly this. Thing.

[JimBowie1958]

It just aint gonna happen.

Boeing teases plane that will 'change future air power' | Daily Mail Online

 

[Old Rocks]

Fine, continue riding your old mule. LOL

Lilium

A glimpse of the future.

 

[usmbguest5318]

No. Way. In. Hell. Am. I. EVER. Gong. to. Fly this. Thing.

If you aren't a military pilot, there's a fine likelihood your attestation is fully accurate. That shouldn't be a problem unless you want to fly the thing, and that doesn't seem to be case given the title's tone.

From the article:

Boeing's defence arm is set to unveil a mysterious new plane - and says it will 'change future air power.'

The project, known as XS-1, is expected to debut in 2020, and military bosses claim it will 'bolster national security by providing short-notice, low-cost access to space.'

Boeing's Phantom Swift was a Boeing Phantom Works program that was being developed for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) under the VTOL X-Plane competition - but was ultimately beaten by Aurora's entry.

About all the closest one might come to flying something like it is a hybrid-electric aircraft.

Boeing's move could help Zunum Aero, a Seattle-area company aiming to bring a hybrid-electric regional airliner to market in 2022. Boeing and JetBlue Airways Corp have both made venture capital investments in Zunum.

God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.
-- Serenity praryer​

 

[deannalw]

I might fly on that. But after a BUNCH of people go first.

 

[JimBowie1958]

I might fly on that. But after a BUNCH of people go first.

Not doing the 1.0 version, eh?

roflmao, I dont care what the version is.

Ainna gonna happin

 

[Weatherman2020]

It just aint gonna happen.

Boeing teases plane that will 'change future air power' | Daily Mail Online

Just the next step after the Osprey, which flies over my place all the time.

 

[Old Rocks]

LOL Remember how the sky cleared the first few days after 9-11? Getting the dirty fossil fuel burners out of the sky would be a boon to all. Now with all the new batteries being developed, with 2 to 7 times the storage capacity of the present lithium ion, this is completely doable.

 

[JimBowie1958]

It just aint gonna happen.

Boeing teases plane that will 'change future air power' | Daily Mail Online

Just the next step after the Osprey, which flies over my place all the time.

You see the vid with that reduced model bouncing around all over the place?

Jeebus, use some computer code to take off and land that thing, for crying out loud.

 

[Weatherman2020]

LOL Remember how the sky cleared the first few days after 9-11? Getting the dirty fossil fuel burners out of the sky would be a boon to all. Now with all the new batteries being developed, with 2 to 7 times the storage capacity of the present lithium ion, this is completely doable.

The world needs environmentaly friendly lithium batteries!

 

[Marion Morrison]

Yeah but, how fast is that thing gonna go?

 

[Weatherman2020]

It just aint gonna happen.

Boeing teases plane that will 'change future air power' | Daily Mail Online

Just the next step after the Osprey, which flies over my place all the time.

You see the vid with that reduced model bouncing around all over the place?

Jeebus, use some computer code to take off and land that thing, for crying out loud.

Tis but a scratch.

 

[JimBowie1958]

Tis but a scratch.

Are you a pilot?

I know their motto is "A successful landing is one you can walk away from."

But no....just NO.

 

[Weatherman2020]

Tis but a scratch.

Are you a pilot?

I know their motto is "A successful landing is one you can walk away from."

But no....just NO.

Enough to know what's not important.
How much runway is behind you.
How much sky is above you.

 

[JimBowie1958]

Tis but a scratch.

Are you a pilot?

I know their motto is "A successful landing is one you can walk away from."

But no....just NO.

Enough to know what's not important.
How much runway is behind you.
How much sky is above you.

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